Voting Time Changes In Atlanta General Election 2025

ATLANTA, GA — City of Atlanta voters now have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to cast their ballots in the 2025 general election, the Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said.

The time change impacts 81 polling locations and came after city officials sued Fulton and DeKalb counties to extend the voting time.

“We will not let anyone reduce access to voting in elections," Dickens said in a news release. "Not this year, next year nor 2028."

Polls usually open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. in statewide elections, but a judge ruled Atlanta officials can keep polls open an hour longer.

With the update, Atlanta residents who do not arrive at their polling locations by 7 p.m. will not be able to vote in the Public Service Commission special election and will be mandated to vote using provisional ballots, Dickens said.

“I am very happy that the superior court judge followed the existing law and granted our motion to keep the additional hour, to which the voters of the City of Atlanta are entitled,” City Attorney Patrise Perkins-Hooker said in the release.

The race for mayor and several city council positions are on the ballot in Atlanta. Dickens is aiming to keep his seat against three challengers, and Atlanta City Council member Marci Collier Overstreet is up against Rohit Malhotra for council president.

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Early voting ended on Halloween, and deadlines for voter registration and to request absentee ballots have passed.

Georgia's law requires photo ID while voting — either in-person or absentee.

The following identifications are accepted for voting, according to the Secretary of State's office:

• A Georgia driver's license, even if expired
• Student ID from a Georgia public college or university
• Valid employee photo ID from any branch, department, agency, or entity of the U.S. Government, Georgia, or any county, municipality, board, authority or other entity of this state
• Valid U.S. passport ID
• Valid U.S. military photo ID containing a photograph of the voter
• Valid tribal photo ID containing a photograph of the voter

Georgia voters can check the Secretary of State's website for races on the ballot in their city.